Child and Adolescent Health

Flo Awde, an MSPH student with a passion for improving the lives of children and families, reflects on her experience joining the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, growing a strong community of friends and colleagues, and acclimating to Baltimore as an international student. 

Food programs tend to target adults and younger kids. What about adolescents?

A recent addition to smoking-alternative products is the oral nicotine pouch, which contains crystalized nicotine powder and comes in a variety of flavors—and appeals to the youth market.

In a white shipping container converted into a community soup kitchen, Vusi Msomi provides meals for children in need in Alexandra, South Africa. It helps, but it’s not enough to address community hunger—which worsened after the pandemic started.

B’more for Healthy Babies helped reduce the city’s infant mortality rate to record lows. Now, CCP looks to replicate that success in more communities.